The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh.

Quote by Samuel Beckett

Topics: Laughter Quotes, Tears Quotes

They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night...

They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night...

If I had the use of my body, I would throw it out the window.

If I had the use of my body, I would throw it out the window.

It is right that he too should have his little chronicle, his memories, his reason,...

It is right that he too should have his little chronicle, his memories, his reason,...

What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.

What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.

I write about myself with the same pencil and in the same exercise book as...

I write about myself with the same pencil and in the same exercise book as...

I missed you...and at the same time I was happy. Isn't that a queer thing?

I missed you...and at the same time I was happy. Isn't that a queer thing?

Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order.

Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order.

Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

Do we mean love, when we say love?

Do we mean love, when we say love?

I can't go on. I'll go on.

I can't go on. I'll go on.

I have my faults, but changing my tune is not one of them.

I have my faults, but changing my tune is not one of them.

To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist...

To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist...

Nothing is funnier than unhappiness, I grant you that. Yes, yes, it's the most comical...

Nothing is funnier than unhappiness, I grant you that. Yes, yes, it's the most comical...

Habit is a great deadener.

Habit is a great deadener.

Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.

Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.

Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.

Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.

All I know is what the words know, and dead things, and that makes a...

All I know is what the words know, and dead things, and that makes a...

Words are all we have.

Words are all we have.

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast...

We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast...